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The World’s 50 Best Bars’ Camper English looks at the cocktail trends in the US.
The World’s 50 Best Bars writer Forest Collins takes us through the ins and outs of the cocktail scene in France.
With so much European influence, Argentina has a tradition for cocktails. Local Buenos Aires cocktail expert Martin Auzmendi gives us the latest.
From the world’s first ‘internet’ cocktail to ice made from craft beer and bars with no counters, Germany is pushing the boundaries in taste and showmanship, says Helmut Adam.
Best-selling aperitifs, digestifs and highball
We polled the World's 50 Best Bars to find out their best-selling aperitifs, digestifs and highball serves. Hamish Smith takes us through the results
Hamish Smith crunches the numbers to find out the top ten spirits for cocktails in the World's 50 Best Bars
World's 50 Best Bars: Cocktail trends
In the next instalment of the Cocktail Report we delve into trends. Hamish Smith has been talking to the World's Best Bars.
Strøm's Borch takes Absolut Invite title
Adam Borch of Strøm has won Pernod Ricard Denmark’s Absolut Invite with his cocktail Amber Coast.
Hamish Smith talks to bartenders about the latest advancement in cocktails – fermented ingredients.
Sai Hamsala takes Diplomático World Tournament title
Sai Hamsala from New Zealand has won the final of the Diplomático World Tournament 2015, taking home a prize of $10,000.
The World's 50 Best Selling Classic Cocktails 2015
We've polled the World's 50 Best Bars to find their 50 best-selling classic cocktails. W50BB editor Hamish Smith counts down from 50 to 1.
Frontier bar towns - Reykjavik
As cocktail fever spreads around the globe, where are the new frontiers? Hamish Smith found one in Iceland.
G’Vine announces 'Perspectives' launch
G’Vine is launching a global bartending challenge that seeks to 'pay homage to extraordinary people who look at life from unconventional perspectives.’
Diageo Reserve names five World Class UK finalists
Diageo Reserve has announced the first five UK Diageo Reserve World Class finalists.
David Cordoba is back behind the bar after six years as an ambassador for Bacardi. Drinks International catches up with him at 28 Hongkong Street in Singapore.
Hamish Smith has the latest round of bar openings. Oslo, Mexico City, Manchester and London all feature.
Franco Cabachi, co-founder of Clase Maestra, a Latin American cocktail event held in Lima, Peru.
Strøm hoists flag at Reykjavik Bar Summit
Strøm from Copenhagen has won the battle of the bars at the inaugural Reykjavik Bar Summit, winning what many observers consider to be the greatest trophy in bar industry history: a stuffed mounted puffin.
Jackie Yoo, Cocktail Week Korea and Whisky Live Seoul organiser, tells us about the bar scene in Seoul.
A View from the City – Tel Aviv
Bar Shira, owner/ operator Imperial Craft cocktail bar, talks about Tel Aviv
The first in a series of new articles, here we take a peek at the next cocktails to make a stir in the bar world.
US's Phillips takes Beefeater title
American bartender Brandon Phillips was named Beefeater MIXLDN champion in London last night, prevailing from a field of 30 international contestants.
Are bottled and pre-batched cocktails more than just a trend?
Guest writer David Read of Prestige Purchasing weighs in on whether a drink so distinctly associated with theatre can be bottled and pre-batched
Ruinart Ateliers deadline extended
The House of Ruinart says the deadline for applications for its Ateliers Ruinart programme 2015 has been extended to Friday January 23.
The World's 50 Best Bars Brands Report 2015: Aperitifs and Digestifs
Next up in our report into the top brands at The World's 50 Best Bars is aperitif and digestifs.
Nicolas Coldicott takes a look at a new generation of bars
World's 50 Best Bars editor, Hamish Smith, picks out three of the most important bar openings of the month gone. This time out Cologne, Paris and London are the cities to visit.
Matteo Zed, bar manager at Settembrini Cocktails in Rome, talks about his favourtie Italian city to drink in
Old Forester Bourbon The Original Hipster announces winner
Steve Lawson of London’s Mash Steakhouse was named Old Forester Bourbon – The Original Hipster winner at the Highwater Bar, Dalston.
De Kuyper teams with WFA Grand Slam
De Kuyper has teamed up with leading annual flair bartending competition WFA Grand Slam 2014.
Hamish Smith picks out the most important bar openings of the month.
Ali Reynolds wins Glenfiddich Malt Mastermind
Ali Reynolds of Hawksmoor Spitalfields was named Glenfiddich Malt Mastermind at the Callooh Callay final in Shoreditch last night.
Review: Fibar Cocktail Bar International Fair
Fibar Cocktail Bar International Fair in Valladolid hailed its second bar show a success following a more London focus in 2014.
Bénédictine crowns its UK cocktail champions
Bénédictine Liqueur has announced the UK regional winners of its 2014 Cocktail Challenge.
A View from the City: Singapore
Joe Alessandroni, general manager of 28 Hongkong Street, Singapore, shares his insights on the city’s cocktail scene
World's 50 Best Bars editor Hamish Smith picks out the most important bar openings of the month. This time it's Artesian Hong Kong, Balderdash in Copenhagen and Dandelyan in London.
World’s Best Bartender Joly leaves Aviary
Winner of World Class 2014, Charles Joly, will leave Aviary, weeks after the Chicago bar was named in the World’s 50 Best Bars list for 2014.
Alexander Frezza from Bar in Movimento explains how Naples has embraced the cocktail
Tom Theuremeister named Opihr Oriental Spiced Gin Marrakech winner
Tom Theuremeister of the Lost Angel in Battersea, London was named Opihr Oriental Spiced Gin Marrakech’s winning bartender in Morocco last week.
Sam Bygrave taps into Sydney’s growing bar scene
Mash's Lawson takes Noilly Prat Martini win
French bartender Steve Lawson from Mash in London has won the UK final of Noilly Prat’s first Classic Dry Martini Cocktail Challenge.
Peter F. Heering Sling Awards announces winner
Danish bartender Nick Kobbernagel Hovind was named global winner of the Peter F. Heering Sling Awards at the Ritz Carlton, Berlin.
Trailer Happiness’ Jamie Kimber named CheekyTiki Cocktail Kahuna winner
JAMIE KIMBER was named the inaugural CheekyTiki Cocktail Kahuna winner after he triumphed against ten other contestants at the CheekyTiki’s Haole Hut on Sunday.
Sarah Mitchell named Maxxium UK Most Spontaneous Bartender
Sarah Mitchell has been named Maxxium UK’s most spontaneous bartender, at the Courvoisier Chateau in Jamac.
Bacardi Legacy names “most promising” UK bartenders
Three UK bartenders were named the “most promising” in the country at the Bacardi Legacy UK Final last night.
As we continue our journey through the best city bars in the world, Helmut Adam from Mixology magazine, investigates the German capital
An afficionado of the French capital’s top hangouts, Forest Collins, of website 52martinis.com, reports on the hot bars of the moment
CheekyTiki and TheFloatingRumShack.com unveils cocktail comp
TheFloatingRumShack.com and CheekyTiki are launching a competitive cocktail challenge to find a ‘Cocktail Kahuna’.
Gin Mare Mediterranean Inspirations champion named
Greek bartender Thanasis Kouziokas is the winner of the fourth Gin Mare Mediterranean Inspirations cocktail competition.
Bars to learn their World's 50 Best Bars fate
The voting for Drinks International’s The World’s 50 Best Bars 2014 is complete and the results of the poll are now in.
